Code on Visas states that Member States should be present for visa purposes in all third countries whose nationals are subject to visa requirements. Members States lacking their own consulate in a given third country should endeavor to conclude representation arrangements in order to be represented in a given third country by a local consulate of another Member State.

Therefore, the Czech Republic negotiates with other Member States to conclude representation arrangements for Schengen visa issuance purpose in the third countries where the Czech Republic lacks own consulate and where the nationals are subject to visa requirements.  

Czech Republic receives similar requests for representation in the third countries where the Czech Republic is present from other Member States as well.

When the representation arrangement is concluded, the consulate of the representing Member State accepts applications for short term visas on behalf of the represented Member State in the third country agreed. Applications have to fulfill requirements set by the representing consulate that is also making a decision on granting visas. Representation arrangements enable applicants to submit their visa applications in the country of their usual residence instead of traveling to the respective consulate in a different country and they significantly simplify access to the consular posts in order to apply for Schengen visas.

Applications for long term visas are not subject of representation arrangements and the applicants should submit their visa applications at the respective consulate of the Czech Republic

List of Current Representation Arrangements

Czech Republic concluded representation arrangements for the purpose of the schengen visa issuance with the respective EU Member States:

1) PORTUGAL represents Czech Rep. since 1.7. 2010, in the following countries (cities)

Angola(Luanda, Benguela)                                              

Guinea-Bissau(Bissau)

Cape Verde(Praia)                                    

Mozambique(Maputo, Beira)                                           

Sao Tome and Principe(Sao Tome)         

East Timor(Dili)                            

2) SPAIN represents Czech Republic since 25.10. 2010, in the following countries (cities)

Bolivia (La Paz)

Dominican Republic (Santo Domingo)

Ecuador (Quito)

Equatorial Guinea (Malabo)

Jamaica (Kingston)

CZECH REPUBLIC represents SPAIN since 25.10.2010, in the following countries (cities)

Moldova (Chisinau)

3) FRANCE represents Czech Republic since 1.11.2010, in the following countries (cities)

Anguilla (Castries)

Benin (Cotonou)

British Virgin Islands (Castries)

Brunei (Bandar Seri Begawan)

Burkina Faso (Ouagadougou)

Dominica (Castries)

Djibouti (Djibouti)

Fidji (Suva)

Gabon (Libreville)

Grenada (Castries)

Haiti (Port au Prince)

Camerun (Yaoundé, Douala)

Comoros (Moroni)

Congo (Brazzaville, Pointe Noire)

Laos (Vientiane)

Mali (Bamako)

Mauretania (Nouakchott)

Montserrat (Castries)

Papua New Guinea (Port Moresby)

Central African Republic (Bangui)

St. Lucia (Castries)

St. Vincent and the Grenadins (Castries)

Togo (Lome)

Vanuatu (Port Vila)

 

CZECH REPUBLIC represents FRANCE since 1.11.2010, in the following countries (cities)

Ukraine - Donetsk: Donetsk and Luhansk regions only

- Lviv – Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk and Ternopil regions only

 

5) The Kingdom of Belgium represents the Czech Republic in issuing Schengen Visas in following countries:

- Burundi (Bujumbura)

- Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa)

- Rwanda (Kigali)

 

6) HUNGARY represents Czech Republic in the following countries:

- Qatar (Dauha)

- Singapore

- People´s Republic of China (Chongging) - for permanent residents of Chongging and for Sichuan, Yunnan, Guanghzou, Gansu and Shanxi provinces

 

CZECH REPUBLIC represents Hungary in following countries:

- Republic of Iraq (Baghdad) - for holders of diplomatic passports

- Mongolia (Ulaanbaatar)

 

7) Austria represents Czech Republic since June 1, 2013 in following countries (cities):

            - Republic of Senegal (Dakar)

Czech Republic represents Austria since June 1, 2013 in following countries (cities):

            - Republic of Iraq (Bagdad) – only for the applicants/holders of diplomatic and service passports